Career Perspectives

Start-ups can be extraordinarily stimulating places to work. Everyone, from senior management to the receptionist, feels like they are on a mission from God. The hours are long, the pace frenetic, and emotional swings as sudden as each day’s latest win or loss. Deciding whether one should accept a position at a start-up – versus […]

See if this scenario sounds familiar. For any number of reasons – underappreciated, overworked, underpaid, overlooked, whatever – you reach the conclusion that your career potential will never be realized at your employer. After a diligent job search, you accept an offer from a new employer. You are excited that you will start your new […]

As professional search consultants, we read plenty of resumes, solicited or otherwise. Admit it. When was the last time you said to yourself, Oh boy, I can’t wait to read some resumes! No resume will ever likely be considered New York Times Best Seller material, though one could argue that in some resumes there is […]

You have endured a battery of interviews, met countless interviewers, and now are faced with a good, even flattering, offer. You have performed your own due diligence on the employer, just as the employer has with you. Everything checks out fine, but conflicting logic and emotions are holding you back from accepting. It may be […]

Despite any temptation to pull out a flamethrower, always leave on a good note. Once you have formally accepted a written offer to join a new company, resign promptly from your current employer. With some exceptions, this rarely is a pleasant experience – no matter what your level, no matter what your circumstances, no matter […]

When deciding whether to join a new company, there is more to consider than the position’s responsibilities, growth potential, or compensation package. Certainly the relationship between you and your future superior is important. Trust, communications and clearly articulated expectations between both parties will play a critical dynamic in your success and satisfaction. By the same […]

Testimonials

"We just completed a long and challenging search with Diligent Partners for a partner-level executive for our management consulting firm. Completing a search like this for a small, culture-driven firm was no easy task, and we put both George and Scott through the ringer with our selectiveness, stubbornness, and hundreds of questions. Both George and Scott did a great job working with us, walking us through all the details, and most importantly, finding several extremely well qualified candidates for us to meet with and ultimately hire. Our search came with some self-inflicted bumps along the way, and I was impressed with the manner in which Diligent Partners stuck with their commitment to us from day one to the first day on the job of our new executive. We liked their candidates so much, we ended up hiring two."

Greg Long

Director & Co-Founder, Caiman Consulting

"George and Scott have just completed a most professionally effective engagement for one of my critical IT Director positions. Every step of the process was made clear and was executed with precision. Their sourcing generated for my organization a viable cadre of leader-candidates whose credentials were aligned with our requirements and yet reflected variations in focus, personality, and style. Their assessments were spot-on, just the right balance of reality and optimism. Their leader-candidates were so well qualified that even those not selected proved to be strong candidates for other opportunities in my organization. DP's work is the most satisfied I've ever been with an executive search firm's performance."